Herb Listings
Jiang Can / Silkworm, infected w/ Beauveria-Bassiana | |||
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Taste: Acrid, Salty • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Extinguish Wind • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage3-9g, or 0.9-1.5g as pill or powder |
Actions1. Extinguishes wind & stops spasms & convulsions: for childhood convulsions or facial paralysis. Also used for seizures from either internal movement of Liver wind or wind-phlegm-heat.2. Expels wind & stops pain: for headache, red eyes, & sore, swollen throat from either externally contracted or Liver wind. Also used for loss of voice. 3. Transforms phlegm & dissipates nodules: for phlegm-heat scrofula & other phlegm nodules. 4. Expels wind & stops itching: for itching skin lesions such as wind rash. |
MeridiansLiver, Lung |
CautionsAccording to some traditional sources, this substance antagonizes jie geng, fu ling, bei xie, & sang piao xiao. |